Children Act 1989

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The '''Children Act 1989''' (c. 41) is an [[Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)|act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] that received [[Royal assent#United Kingdom|royal assent]] on 16 November 1989 and came into substantial force across all three [[jurisdictions of the United Kingdom]] on 14 October 1991.Children Act 1989 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991, Art 3(2){{refn|Paragraph 21 of Schedule 10 and section 88(1) (so far as it relates to Paragraph 21 of Schedule 10) came into force on 1st May 1991.Children Act 1989 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991, Art 3(1)}} In September 1991, prior to the commencement of the Act in October 1991, the Commencement Order was amended so that section 5(11) and (12) would not come into force until 1 February 1992.{{efn|Children Act 1989 (Commencement No 2-Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991, Art 2}} In 1995, for the purposes of [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|devolution]], the Act was replaced by parallel legislation in [[Scotland]] and [[Northern Ireland]].Children (Scotland) Act 1995The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 In 2016, Part III of the Act was replaced in [[Wales]].Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014

The '''Children Act 1989''' (c. 41) is an [[Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)|act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] that received [[Royal assent#United Kingdom|royal assent]] on 16 November 1989 and came into substantial force across all three [[jurisdictions of the United Kingdom]] on 14 October 1991.Children Act 1989 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991, Art 3(2){{refn|Paragraph 21 of Schedule 10 and section 88(1) (so far as it relates to Paragraph 21 of Schedule 10) came into force on 1st May 1991.Children Act 1989 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991, Art 3(1)}} In September 1991, prior to the commencement of the Act in October 1991, the Commencement Order was amended so that section 5(11) and (12) would not come into force until 1 February 1992.{{efn|Children Act 1989 (Commencement No 2-Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991, Art 2}} In 1995, for the purposes of [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|devolution]], the Act was replaced by parallel legislation in [[Scotland]] and [[Northern Ireland]].Children (Scotland) Act 1995The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 In 2016, Part III of the Act was replaced in [[Wales]].Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014

The Act is described as the most substantial reforms to children's law of the 20th century.{{Cite journal |last=Masson |first=Judith |date=1992 |title=Implementing Change for Children: Action at the Centre and Local Reaction |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1409908 |journal=Journal of Law and Society |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=320–338 |doi=10.2307/1409908 |jstor=1409908 |url-access=subscription }}

The Act is described as the most substantial reforms to children's law of the 20th century.{{Cite journal |last=Masson |first=Judith |date=1992 |title=Implementing Change for Children: Action at the Centre and Local Reaction |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1409908 |journal=Journal of Law and Society |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=320–338 |doi=10.2307/1409908 |jstor=1409908 |url-access=subscription }}